Bomb.



T. MYSKOW.

BOMB.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-23, 19H- Patented Jan. 14, 1919.

THEODORE MYSKOW, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14, 1919.

Application filed August 28, 1917. Serial No. 187,786.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Trmononn Mxsxow, a citizen of the United States ofAmerlca,

residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bombs, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to bombs especially adapted to be dropped fromaeroplanes for exploding upon hitting some object such as a building,the arrangement being such that the device is not liable to beaccidentally exploded when being carried by the air craft.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a bomb adapted formaintaining an upright position while dropplng vertically from an aircraft, a suitable exp osive being arranged in the bomb adapted forautomatic firin when the device hits the earth or some 0 ject positionedthereon.

A still further object of the device is the provision of a bomb that islight in weight and easy to manufacture and in which an explodingmagazine is readily assembled with the discharging mechanism, the latterbeing normally held 'inoperatively arranged until the device strikes anobject in its descent through the air.

In the drawing forming a part of this application and m which likedesignating characters designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof,

Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the same,

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on line IV-,IV of Fig. 3,and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the firing pin detached.

Referrlng more in detail to the drawing, the-device broadly consists ofa hollow comcal casing havin a spherical explosive magazine 11 mounte inthe base end thereof by means of a holder 12 and having a firing pm 13adapted for exploding the contents 14 of the magazine.

The a ex portion 15 of the casing 10 is weighte for maintainin said endoutwardly beneaththe magazlne 10 during the dropping of the device. Theannular base portion 16 of the casing 10, is arranged with a pluralityof resilient arcuate fingers 17 normally projecting slightly inwardly ofthe base 16 and adapted for overlying the spherical magazine 11 forretaining the magazine within the holder 12.

The holder 12 is substantially frustoconical in form, being hollow andfitting within the open base end of the casing 10 and having anannularbase portion 18 fitting within the base 16 of the casin 10. Afunnel-shaped bottom 19 is provide for the holder 12 projecting inwardlyof said holder and terminating in a .sleeve 20 at the contracted end ofthe funnel, centrally of the holder. The firing pin 13 is slidablyarranged axially of the casing 10 and holder 12 through the sleeve 20, acentral circular opening 21 in the circular end 22 of the holder 12 andthrough the bore 23 of the weighted apex 15 of the casing 10.

A cruciform collar 24 is carried by the pin 13 having thearms 25 thereofformed of slightly resilient metal and positioned inclined toward thepin 13 away from the point 26 of the pin, which point is normallyarranged outwardly of the holder bottom 19 and adjacent a precussion cap27 carried by and projecting through the side of the magazine 11. Thepin 13 is normally maintained in the position just described within thebomb, by straps 28 carried by the holder end 32 adjacent the opening 21thereof and through which straps, the arms 25 of the collar 24 arearranged with the said collar positioned within said opening 21.

From this detailed description of the invention it will be understoodthat the pointed end 26 of the firing pin 13 is normally spaced from theexploding cap 27 and with the opposite end 29 of the pin projectingoutwardly of the casing apex 15. When the bomb is dropped through theair from an aeroplane, the wei hted end 15 strikes an object, the pin en29 will first strike the object, thereby forcing the pin forment of thepin 13 when the projecting end 29 thereof is violently contacted as instriking an object when dropped from an aeroplane. A serviceable bombforsuch purposes is arranged having its firing pin 13 normally maintainedin such a position as to present little liability of any accident causedby the accidental permature discharge of the bomb.

What I claim as new is 1. A bomb comprising a conical casing having aweighted apex portion provided with an axial bore, a holder within thecasing, an explosive magazine arranged within said holder and casing,the said holder having an axially positioned sleeve in one end thereofand an opening in its other end, a discharge cap carried by the magazinein alinement with the said sleeve and bore, and a firing pin through thesaid sleeve opening and bore arranged with a pointed inner end normallypositioned spaced from the .said cap, the said pin having one endprojecting outwardly of the casing and being adapted for longitudinalmovement therein.

2. A device of the class described comprising a hollow conical casinghaving an annular base and a weighted apex with an axial bore throughthe said apex, a frustoconical holder having an inwardly extendingfunnel-shaped bottom terminating in an axial sleeve and further having acircular opposite end provided with an opening therein, the said holderclosely fitting within the open base end portion of the casing, aspherical magazine arranged within the holder, resilient arcuate armscarried by the holder, overlying the magazine, a cap carried by themagazine inwardly of said sleeve, a firing pin slidably arranged throughthe said sleeve and opening and bore having a pointed end normallyarranged spaced from the said cap, a collar carried by said pin havingresilient arms arranged within the said opening and normal positioningstraps carried by the said holder and freely overlying the said arms.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

THEODORE MYSKOW.

